BA.2

See also: ba2 and Ba2

Translingual
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Wikidata

Alternative forms
  • BA2, BA 2, BA-2, B-A-2, B A 2, B.A.2

Etymology

From being a mutant version of the BA.1 variant and the older designation B.1.1.529.2. Pango notation does not officially support 4 sublevels, leading to a need to renumber "B.1.1.529.2", thus shortened to a new base "BA" for "B.1.1.529" and ".2" becoming "BA.2"

Proper noun

BA.2

  1. (virology, neologism) A subvariant of the Omicron variant. A highly transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; which became dominant at the turn of the year 2021/2022 in India.

Synonyms
  • B.1.1.529.2

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • BA.2.10
  • BA.2.10.1
  • BA.2.12
  • BA.2.12.1
  • BA.2.75
  • XBB
  • XBB.1
  • XBB.1.5

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • BA.2.10.1
  • BA.2.12
  • BA.2.12.1
  • BA.2.75
  • B.1.1.529
  • B.1.1.529.1
  • B.1.1.529.2
  • B.1.1.529.3
  • B.1.1.529.4
  • B.1.1.529.5
  • BA.1
  • BA.3
  • BA.4
  • BA.5
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